A year or so later I was visiting her in Guadalajara and asked her a question about the recipe.
“What strawberry pie?” she said, “I never made a pie like that.”
I described the party where she had served it and explained the pie in detail.
“No, “ she insisted, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
We never solved the mystery, but a few years later the same thing happened with my cousin (her daughter) and a salad recipe. Hmm…
I’m sure glad I got the recipe for Aunt Alice’s Strawberry Pie!